Wenger after Real win ! Jens wins award. Big Phil may too!

10, March 2006.

There is so much to write to about in the wake of the demolition of Real Madrid and our qualification for the Quarter finals of the Champions League. Lets begin!

First of all the Manager. Wenger is proud of the team after this historic win "Of course I am very proud of my team, and very happy for the Club. But as well I thought it was a great football night because both teams try to play."

And has some special words for the youngsters in the team. He says "I believe that there is something happening in the team. They grow in confidence, they are showing . To go out there with such a young team and show that resilience, that determined attitude, is something fantastic. I think the young players have not only quality, but character, and they've shown it tonight."

When you talk about our team now then you cant fail to mention about our defence. So didn’t Wenger – Here he talks about the confidence that the young defence can derive from this successful defending of one nil goal lead - "We have still a lot to improve but for the confidence of a young defence it is very positive." He rightly boasts of our young defence - "It gives us great confidence because we are quite consistent, not many teams can say if we go to Real Madrid we don't concede and when we play at home we don't concede”,

While Jens has been churning out top-class performances week in week out for quiet some time now that have earned him the 'Arsenal – Player of the Month' award, he reveals that being on bench has actually helped him, while Big Phil has caught the eye of FIFA by his solid defensive display for club as well for his country Switzerland and has been highlighted as a potential candidate for the newly-created Gillette Best Young Player Award, to be presented during the World Cup finals in Germany this summer. Applause!!